Massive Protests Erupt in Tunisia Against President Kais Saied
Thousands of Tunisians protested against President Kais Saied, accusing him of trying to rig the upcoming presidential election by detaining and intimidating rivals. The protesters demanded the release of political prisoners and criticized the electoral commission for ignoring a court order to reinstate disqualified candidates.
Tunisians protest against president ahead of election
Thousands of Tunisians marched in the streets on Friday to protest against President Kais Saied, whom they accuse of trying to rig the Oct. 6 presidential election by detaining and intimidating his rivals.
The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests
The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protesters took their anger to the streets of their capital.
Tunisia's presidential campaign season starts against backdrop of protests, arrests
Protests at the weekend capped off a week in which the North African country’s largest opposition party, Ennahda, said its senior members had been arrested at a scale not previously seen. View on euro
Tunisia’s Election Season Launches A Day After Nationwide Protests
The official start of Tunisia’s presidential campaign season was marked by significant unrest in the capital on Saturday, following a major protest the previous day.
Tunisia begins electoral campaign for presidential election
The electoral campaign for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for October 6, officially began on Tunisian soil, two days after it began abroad.
Tunisia lawmakers propose stripping court of election oversight ahead of vote
Thirty-four Tunisian lawmakers proposed on Friday an urgent bill to strip the administrative court of its authority to adjudicate electoral disputes, a move that the opposition says would discredit an ...
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Tunisan Lawmakers Push Bill to Limit Administrative Court's Power in Electoral Disputes
Thirty-four Tunisian MPs proposed a bill to strip the administrative court of its right to settle electoral disputes, which ...
Tunisia jails leading opposition candidate ahead of next month's election
Tunisia’s government jailed a leading opposition figure ahead of next month’s election. Ayachi Zammel, one of just two ...
Tunisian authorities escalate pre-election crackdown and arrest Islamists en masse
Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party have been arrested this week ahead of the formal start this weekend ...
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Controversy Deepens as Tunisian Court Sentences Opposition Leader
A Tunisian court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison, raising opposition fears of election manipulation by President Kais Saied. Zammel, accused of falsifying voter ...
A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
One of the candidates challenging Tunisian President Kais Saied in the country's presidential election next month has been ...
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‘Power belongs to the people’: New wave of protests in Tunisia as elections approach
Demonstrators called for the return of democracy and an end to state repression and intimidation tactics used against ...
Tunisian court sentences presidential candidate Zammel to 20 months in prison
A Tunisian court sentenced on Wednesday the presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to one year and eight months in prison on charges of falsifying popular endorsements, Zammel's lawyer told Reuters, ...
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Tunisia: President Kais Saied Discusses With Prime Minister Draft Legal Texts Related to Number of Major Projects
President Kais Saied discussed with Prime Minister Kamel Madouri a number of draft legislative texts related to major projects during a meeting at Carthage Palace on Tuesday, according to a statement ...
Candidato en elecciones de Túnez es sentenciado a prisión
Uno de los candidatos que compite contra el presidente tunecino Kais Saied en las elecciones ha sido sentenciado a prisión ...